Wonta's profile
| Gender | Male |
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| Age | U50 |
| Experience | 6〜10 years |
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2024/03/17
My first impression, just from the feel of the edge of the blade, was that it's carefully made. In terms of how much it flies: Inner ALC > Souten >> Inner ALC-S, roughly. Hitting flat, it flies maybe a bit more than the Swat? Brushing the ball, it's a blade that flies and I kept overshooting. The blade is a bit on the large side, and I felt the weight of the rubber quite a bit, so you should pay attention to the weight of whatever rubber you use. Since the blade flexes, I feel like it could handle hard smashes even with a soft rubber. At my swing speed, with Raigan Spin on the Souten, the ball didn't sink into the rubber quite enough and was hard to control. Given the weight and sink feel, I think I should have gone with regular Raigan instead of Raigan Spin. That said, it feels like I'm generating more spin than ever before. On the other hand, even hard rubbers that didn't work for me before seem usable now, since the flex of the blade secures the ball-holding feel. The grip is a bit thick for a Nittaku blade — it should suit people who like to grip firmly and swing, but probably won't suit people who like to switch their grip for different techniques. Though you can always just sand the grip down. This seems like a blade that would appeal to players who rely on the amount of spin they put on their drives. Personally, I use drives mostly as connecting shots and prefer to go for flatter, harder hits, so the Acoustic Carbon was easier for me to use.
Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Little soft
Recommend rubber(Front) RIGAN SPIN
Recommend rubber(Back) RIGAN SPIN
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2022/09/25
This feels like the softest short pips I've used so far.
Maybe closest in feel to Spectol Red — the current S2 or S3?
When you really brush it hard you get quite a bit of spin, but the ball tends to come out a bit floaty (that floatiness when brushing is the same for any short pips).
I've been cutting back on flat hitting lately, so I can't really speak to how good it is for that.
The sheet feels moist and grips the ball well, and the sponge is soft too, so it doesn't have that dropping-off-the-blade feeling you get with a lot of vertical-pips rubbers.
The Spectol line has a drier-feeling sheet rubber that's a bit harder and feels a little slippery.
Because the sheet grips the ball, flat hits feel like they won't go in, so I've cut back on flat hitting.
Knuckle balls don't come out that easily, but when they do show up occasionally, they're nasty.
It's a vertical-pips rubber that's easy to drive with.
Since it's soft, the feel on contact is really pleasant.The balance between spin, stopping the ball, and smashing is good and it's easy to use, but the downside is the price is a bit on the high side, maybe?
Short pips are hard to put into words.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Acoustic Carbon
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2022/10/09
Tested with the same racket and the same opponent, comparing Rigan (thick), V-11 (thick), and Rigan Spin (thick).
My opponent's rating for spin: V-11 > Rigan Spin ≥ Rigan
My own rating for spin: Rigan Spin > V-11 = Rigan
Speed: V-11 >> Rigan > Rigan Spin
Control: Rigan Spin = Rigan >> V-11
Feel: Rigan ≥ V-11 > Rigan Spin
It feels like I'm putting a lot of spin on, but surprisingly it's not actually that much. I don't think there's much difference in performance from Rigan. Pushes are easier than with Rigan, but drives from a slightly lower position are harder, so it kind of evens out. Rigan Spin doesn't fly much, so it's more consistent than Rigan, but it has no real quirks, which makes it easier for opponents to attack (Rigan has a bit of a quirk to it). The topsheet is firm so counters are good, but since it doesn't fly much, it's a bit lackluster there. If you play close to the table, go with Rigan Spin for consistency. If you play mid-distance, or want to attack even close to the table, I think Rigan is better. It felt similar to using medium-thick Rigan, so if you go with Rigan Spin, it might be worth buying a thicker sponge than what you normally use.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Little soft
Recomend racket Acoustic Carbon
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2020/02/29
Back in junior high, over 30 years ago now, I used the thin version on my backhand.
I only found out recently that it's a tacky rubber.
Since I used rubber cleaner on it every day, mine never really had much tackiness left.In my first and second year of junior high, matches tended to come down to who could out-spin who, so this rubber came in handy a lot.
Even against serves I couldn't read, if I just pushed the ball back hard, I could return it without getting attacked too badly.But from around the second half of second year, the short game started shifting toward power - drives and flicks even over the table.
I switched to short pips since I wanted to take the initiative first, but I still remember how good this rubber was for serves and pushes, and it's a rubber I'd like to try again someday.If you're a player who's just starting in your first year of junior high, I think this is a great first rubber to recommend.
I don't know of anything better than this rubber when it comes to putting spin on the ball and making pushes easy.Overall Speed Spin Control Hardness Soft
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2019/12/16
My rating of this kept changing, but once I tried putting Ligan Spin on it, it turned into a blade that's easy to use.
It's not a blade that generates much spin on its own, but it's easy to use because it's not affected much by the opponent's spin.
With hard rubber it flies too much and is hard to control, and with soft rubber it sinks in too much on hard hits so you can't lift backspin balls, but with Ligan Spin it seems to work out okay somehow.
That said, with a beginner's level of skill there's only so much you can do with this blade, so depending on the opponent I worry it might leave you completely helpless.
On the other hand, since you basically just have to swing without overthinking tactics, the indecision goes away, and it has a strength where you can push through with speed and power.
If you try to play it safe defensively, it's hard to vary the spin on your returns with inverted rubber, and since the surface is hard, unconventional rubbers probably produce a big variation.
The feel is satisfying, and when you're in good form it's a fantastic blade, so I think it's recommendable for people who can keep attacking aggressively.
The price is also appealing for a kevlar carbon blade.
As always, I'd say this one is really for close-to-the-table fast attack.Overall Speed Spin Control Touch Hardness Hard
Recommend rubber(Front) RIGAN SPIN
Recommend rubber(Back) RIGAN
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